Survival Instincts

Gain increased outgoing strike damage and reduced incoming strike damage. When above the health threshold, outgoing strike damage is further increased. When below the health threshold, incoming strike damage is further reduced. — In-game description

Survival Instincts

Specialization

Wilderness Survival (trait list)

Tier

Master

Type

Major

Training cost

5 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Survival Instincts

Gain increased outgoing strike damage and reduced incoming strike damage. When above the health threshold, outgoing strike damage is further increased. When below the health threshold, incoming strike damage is further reduced.

 Damage Increase: 5%

 High-Health Damage Increase: 10%

 Damage Reduced: 5%

 Low-Health Damage Reduction: 10%

 Health Threshold: 50%

— In-game description

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
April 14, 2026	Guild Wars 2 Wiki note: The icon for this trait has now been updated, as previously noted but not conducted under Game updates/2026-03-17.
March 19, 2024	Survival Instincts has been added to the game. Refined Toxins: This trait has been removed and replaced with Survival Instincts. Gain increased outgoing strike damage and reduced incoming strike damage. Increased outgoing strike damage when above 50% health and increased incoming strike reduction when below 50% health.